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Apple Cider Cake Recipe

A Southern Bundt cake made with apple cider, sour cream, cinnamon, and cloves, finished with a dusting of powdered sugar.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time50 minutes
Total Time2 hours 15 minutes
Servings: 12 slices
Calories:
Author: Lucy Brewer

Ingredients

  • ½ cup unsalted butter softened
  • 1 ½ cups granulated sugar
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ½ cup apple cider
  • ¼ cup sour cream
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour plus more for dusting the pan
  • shortening for greasing the pan
  • 2 tablespoons powdered sugar for dusting

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
  • In a large mixing bowl, cream the 1/2 cup unsalted butter and 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar with an electric mixer until smooth and fully combined.
    A glass bowl of creamed butter and sugar sits on a marble counter, surrounded by flour, melted butter, eggs, vanilla, yogurt, cinnamon, and a red dish towel.
  • Beat in the 4 large eggs until they are fully incorporated.
    A glass bowl with four cracked eggs and creamed mixture, surrounded by flour, orange juice, sour cream, vanilla, and empty eggshells on a marble counter.
  • Beat in the 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, 1/2 cup apple cider, and 1/4 cup sour cream.
    A glass bowl with whisked wet ingredients, a bowl of flour, cracked eggshells, and small bowls of baking ingredients on a marble countertop.
  • With the mixer on low speed, add the 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon ground cloves, 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon, and 3 cups all-purpose flour, and mix until the dry ingredients are fully incorporated into the batter.
    Large glass bowl with flour and cinnamon mixture, surrounded by empty bowls, eggshells, a red kitchen towel, and ingredients on a marble countertop.
  • Use a paper towel to rub a thin layer of shortening over the entire inside of a 10-inch Bundt pan, then use a pastry brush to reach any crevices you missed.
  • Sprinkle flour into the pan and gently shake the pan to distribute it evenly. Turn the pan upside down and tap out the excess. Inspect the pan carefully, and if any spots are not covered, brush them with shortening and flour them again.
  • Transfer all of the batter to the prepared pan.
    Bundt pan filled with unbaked cake batter on a marble countertop, surrounded by baking ingredients, a mixing bowl, cracked eggshells, and a red dish towel.
  • Bake for 40 to 50 minutes, until a cake tester inserted into the cake comes out clean. Start checking at 40 minutes.
    A golden-brown bundt cake in a metal pan next to an orange patterned cloth.
  • Let the cake cool in the pan for 10 to 15 minutes. Place a wire rack over the pan and invert the cake onto the rack.
    A baked bundt cake in a scalloped pan sits on a marble surface near a red towel, a wooden tray, a plate with cinnamon sticks, and forks.
  • Let the cake cool on the wire rack for 1 hour.
  • Dust the cake with the 2 tablespoons powdered sugar, then slice and serve.
    A bundt cake dusted with powdered sugar sits on a rustic cake stand, with kitchen utensils blurred in the background.

Notes

  • Fresh apple cider is best, but any apple cider will work.
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